Indonesia arrests man selling protected eagles on Facebook

[yuiyoshida]

JAKARTA - Indonesian police posing as wildlife buyers have arrested a suspected trafficker for selling protected eagles on Facebook, an official said Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, authorities in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya swooped on the man's home on Monday, where they discovered 14 eagles in cages and cardboard boxes, provincial police force spokesman Argo Yuwono told AFP.

Among the various species were white-bellied sea eagles and spotted kestrels, as well as five baby eaglets, Yuwono said.

"Before arresting him, we went undercover and acted as buyers to confirm he was selling the birds on Facebook," he said.
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[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. Were the birds in poor health?

Because if they were then it would an ill-eagle smuggling operation.